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Brazil, like many countries, has a fake news problem. In fact, a BBC World Service poll last year indicated Brazilians are more worried about fake news than citizens of any other country. Of more concern than simply the...

When Russians go to the polls in March, the outcome is all but certain: Vladimir Putin will retain his position as president. Ever since his rise to power, Putin and his allied United Russia party have ruled Russia with elections...

Before the turn of the 21st century, Chinese relations with Latin America were limited. However, since the 2008 financial crisis, China has pumped large amounts of aid and inter-governmental loans into Latin America. China has...

Despite Donald Trump’s electoral win, many of the foreign policy positions put forward by his administration, and while on the campaign trail, are not only antithetical to those enshrined in American policy since the end of World...

Charge Affairs’ Senior Staff Writer Benjamin Dills sat down with Andrew Selee, Executive Vice President of the Wilson Center, to talk about the evolving role of nonpartisan institutions in foreign policy dialogue in the United...

In the week before the inauguration each member of President Donald Trump’s cabinet underwent Senate hearings. As soon-to-be Secretaries and Directors, they were asked to defend their positions on not just a handful of minor...

1978 was the year the middle class collapsed in Southern Africa. Black militants proved that the Rhodesian (now Zimbabwean) government was too weak to protect its citizens when insurgents shot down Air Rhodesia Flight 825 and...

After four long years of negotiations, the stage was set for a historic day: on Oct 2, 2016, the eyes of the world were locked on to a plebiscite in Colombia, as voters went to the polls to approve the long-awaited peace between...

Strawberries in February. Asparagus in November. Bananas year round. Few industries have been more revolutionized by global trade than groceries. When it comes to food and the way it travels from the field to your table, foreign...